Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1884, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. @WUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Forthwest Corner Pennsylvania Avo. and 11th St. by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS. Pres't Dar Rererss Stan fe served rs carriers. on their own sexe : OE een teenth Copies at the, counter kor te cgnta jer new Cente each, By mail —pomtage prepaid—Svernite a mont) Gre year. 86. at mouths #8 {Entered at the Post (fice at Washington, D.C. as setoed.clantiatimatier “Tue Were Sean-—pubtished on Fetday-— ear Fear All mall scbaertntione mye bo pald tn advance: ‘lication, Che ening Star. Telegrams to The Star. 'taE WAR IN EGYPT. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. TEBRUARY 26, 1884. “TWO CEN SPECIAL NOTICES. __ GREAT SUCCESS FOR OPENING NIGHT. THE MOVEMENT POPULAI Two Performances each day Electro Musical Dauisaseupe. Quarteite (performed with Laval Opera Com- aby for Hike emeBt with wrest succes). fawical Master Stearns. Violi:siet. "Tr De Witte Sistern, and other attractions, The most exivnsive aut intersting entertainment eter ehveil is Wasiiugson forthe price of adnitesion. Reserved seats at Drew's Dru Sto’ EMORY. e the Art of Acquiring Me Prova © Boyprat MC A Recuw 1400 Sew Fork ENING, Februsry 35, at 7:30 Oclock ‘All who desire a good memory—Iadies and gentlemen— Invited to atten pars BOOKS, &e. | pre ws GREAT BOOK SALE. FOR 10 DAYS ONLY WE OFFER £20,000 WORTH OF BOOKS FO LESS THAN HALF PUBLISHERS! PRICES. uTPsoaly orportunity to set a complete Library for utile mone Handsnine, Finely Mustrated and Expensively Bound Books of all publications Hhices of reserve eats will tse Full line of Prayer Books, Hymnals, Bibles, &c., at ae up one dpi. aw socisat Socte, tonising prices, i ee = = 3 Som boumk vee. 90250 788 NATIONAL THEATER 100 Sete Dickens, compictay & 2 Pein ay ASD Sareepsr. co Reece tounaavola: «200 a8 FEBRUARY 2 aml MARCHE, is Dickens. co EB-GRAND MATINEE SATURDAY. Plone Asse ee. ae 1443 OW, WILSON & C's asthe i vale = 1600 1.05 MAM MOTH MINSTRELS | eS 80 1350 e BEE ooeain ia Macauley Haar Of England cloth bound, 5.00 18 : MEE Lon 13s 80 yCART WATEE capes ipa Wa WKLNS, es Ss : At ie Hal WALTER (One Bi 1.00 a Pi 125 9 280 158 ALE OB SALE Two BEST ORCHESTRA CHAIRS Ae 7 for Don Giovanni, #3 Seach. — 1 ies Don Gioratn eel went ce me, See act” to punt Sg 1 IN COOKERY, tepnalea farietS uP auverile Books, bound tm cloth, RACTICAL, LE: NCO! Endless variet} iy Juvet *, Wethsday, Fab 27, at2pm. | board and paper, at urcatest reduction, P Ta He Tuan Fo iS renee UAUM'S DOCK DEPARTMENT. Admission, 25¢. aw | feo 416 7th Stregg Northwest. }y Geb ets New Booxs: * MR_HENEY E._ABBEYS ‘Due West, or Ronnd the World in Ten Months, By M. y F S baitott aa TALS «Pex COMPANE, Axetattinurne. Dy Chain Dude Kaper. ae Creation of biblical Gosuogeny in the ligt of Mod AETEQROLITAN GPEIA"Wouge wew xome. | Cretin: oe AAU! Gomi i tt TUESDAY EVENI x FEBRUARY 26, LUCLA. Supported by Signore Stagu : his first appearance here), Auwicr, Porunris, Grazgt aud Sisuor Raschmann (iis first appearance here), Mle. Fort aud Mave. Marcela Sembrich cher first appearance in Washingtou). WEDNESDAY EVENING, PEBRUAIY 2 Fimt production in Waghington of Fouchiell's Opera, A-Giue Supported by Mise" Fhicsh- Madi, Mine. Sealelt, M. ‘Geri Mietior Det Puente, Soeara Arie, Gries ohtin!, Barber wand Mee Christine Nuson pete Hedda ‘gtertinn nat will be supported by Cav alazzi an cle Full me GHURSDAY EVENT: G. FEBRUARY 28, DO SNL Supported by Mlle. Mesdames Fursch-Madi wa Sealchh, and i Raschimann, Barabella (his tirst appearance here), Corsini apd ee a $5 Wserved secording to locatl ‘$5, 34, and ‘ved according to location. Hauussion: $3 82, aud $1 = = +NOR VIANESL, Musical Conductor. MARCTS RM YER H. MATIHEW: ‘Business Mauacer “Treastirer. RD" CHAS. WYNDHAM. THE HIGH! \ OF MODERN COMEDY ALL TEE BRIGHTEST SUCCESSES OF R CENT YEARS TX LONDON WI i, HAVE IN: TERPRETATION IN WASHINGTON BY AN ASS¢ CIATION OF COMEDY ARTISTS NOT 10 B ANYWHERE ELSE ON “ANY ENGLISH SPEARING STAGE. . ) ..THE GREAT DIVORCE CASE, CAND LOVE. DEVICE, BRIGHTON. UHOUSEHOLD FATRY, FRIDAY } ..W DAY: SATURDAY.) CRUTH'S ROMANCE. ONLY WYNDHAM MATINEE SATURDAY. NEXT ATTRACTION—YOUNG Mu MADISON SQUARE ATIONAL THEATER, WINTHROP, HEATER COMPANY. £23 OSE WEEK ONLY—THE IRVING SEASON! Coumasctne MONDAY, Manca 3p. ME. HENRY IRVING, MISS ELLEN TERRY, Axp TH Lucrew Compas, Under the Direetion o2 MK HENRY £. ABBEZ. Rerexrome: ‘MONDAY; ‘MARGH 3—“Louis XI.” and “The Belle’s STUESDAY. MARCH “The Bella” and “The Belle's Stiatacau" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5—“Hamlet” THURSDAY, MARCH «The Merchant of Venice” FRIDAY. MARCH 7 “Much Ado About Nothing.” SATURDAY AFIERN:ON—Grand) Matinee Mr, Irving aud Mise Terry both appearing. BALURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8 Last appearance 2] of st Irving a d Mise axon is $1250 for the ‘Ths -ubseription for the» séx_rerforiuaners JAS. H PALSER, Treasurer. HEATER COMIQUE. RESORT OF PLEASURE! HOM HAREY MONTA Spicy, Sthatioual C } THE MORMON AND HIS FOUR BASHFUL WIVES, Asatincal picture of the inside life and doinws of the Tater Day Saints, wi Up with » frisky tuduucht das ‘Three hours of bub of Udented artists aud beautifal women. The Theater Comfque is crowded nightly, so be i Uime to wet a seat feos sIvania ave, near Eleventh street, GKE NT $1000 SHO! “it This Wee, » Thorne. at Dow Cireug, wid Beate, Almas, ‘Besttatul Albino Sisters, aud a host of others. sats, tebs5-6t s Jawed Man, t da Mall $90 omy 10 Bey D. HE BEST CENTRE ISLE for every perfor: fep2ieer THE ESTRA CHAIRS f the Opera Season ean Lat at ANGIUN HOTEL, be} The Creators of the Awe of Steel By W.T, Jeans ‘The Story of Chinese Gord u. By A. E. Hake. tural Law in the Spiritual World. By Cockers for Beginners. By Marion Harland, A Fool's ; @ Story of Fashionable Life in ‘Washington. fexs WM. DALLANTYNE & SON, 428 7th Street, OOK. Methodist Centennial Year Book, Spotford’s Almanac, 1864. Our Continent. Monthly Parts Williata the Silent, and the Netherland War. All the Pansy Story Books; two new volumes. CC. PURSELL. feb23 418 otk street northwest. Ensrez Cinns AND NOVELTIES. ‘Now ready for carly selections a full line of PRANG’S EASTER CARDS Just received. 500 boxea of FINE LINER PAPER AND ENVELOPES, just opened in the Stationery Depart- ment, at the low price of 25e. per box. 100 Cards engraved for $1. G. A. WHITAKER, fevan 1105 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. yin the Fire Tnurance Contract, revlon Collateral Securities Gould on Wace Sew Rules of Supreme Coust of US. : SHSUELZASEOUS BOOKS. Political Recollections by. Geo. W. Julian; In Naza- reth ‘Towp, and other Prema by. Jeb m Chadwice; Fishing "wilt the Fly: Cas” Fe vist’ Poem hy Heugy Niies Price, Free aes ani Dramatic Sketches: On ds: ogling of, aa WH ad ts hy vin y Morr s: Ward's Epelish borta,Pertysc Eup Exterature: Seven Spanish Cities: What Sball We De With Our Daughters by Mary A Liverns ca Seat stock of vlens New Valen.ines Just rece 476 Peanwylvana avenue, Boe Stas mayin oben $28 WM. "HL MORRISO: NG LIBRARY, 807 WASTENGTON | cri Pe TT between Hand I afreeta, duals and New Publications constantly 1th street northw Ny added. thn* ‘Mus. G. T. WASHBURN & CO. Drews Dave Srone. ‘This store has been temporarily removed to 941 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST, (Vernon Rovw,) Where a complete assortment of PURE DRUGS AND FINE CHEMICALS, ‘Together with a full line of DOMESTIC and IMPORTED. FANCY ARTICLES, cau always be found. _feb25 Hawa & Horearssox are the direct representatives of Messrs. J.@. and J. F. LOW for ali their artistic productions Also deal in ‘MINTON TILES, and make the artistic treatment of fire-places and inglenooks s specialty. fede Acccrare Te PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVA aMERICAN WATCH CO., WaLTHaM. A LONG EXPERIENCE IN THE SALE OF WATCHES HAS CONVINCED US THAT FOR aCcu- RACY AND DUKABILITY THOSE MANUFACTURED BY THE ABOVE CELEBRATED MAKEKS HAVE NO SUPERIOR, SPECIAL ATTENTION 18 INVITED TO THE LOW PRICE FOR WHICH A RELIABLE TIME. KEEPE: CaN BE SOUGHT. M. W. GALT. BRO. & CO., fer1t ‘10T PENNSYLVANIA AVENOE. OHN B. GOUGH, The Prince of American Orators, the Veteran Temperatice Oratur. ‘New Lxercur: “THE POWEKS THAT BE" CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, te: Reserved Sate, 75cta. To be had ‘ore aud Ballaiityne'e Book store. o everved wate sold at dour on evening of Lec Deore open at 7, Lecture at 8 o'clock, * N._B—The last time Gough lectured here hundreds Pp auable to obtain seats.” Get reserved seats early. febinect (Hole seats for wae sylvauia Beers. FOR _ FORD'S THEATER Prvatan’s Book Store, 1th street and Fenn. TRICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES. BOYS BICYCLES and VELOCIPEDES A SPECIALTY. PURCHASERS TAUGHT FREE. Repairing exec: omptly i ring executed promptly in the most skillful WM © scEIB RS Kinixe ScHoon, ‘2105 E street northwest, —___ Pror. Can F Theeminent Gerry ae THREE Paso Ric TEN : ig ly announces s NTS HALL, ny Reweny, tis,“ Hoaretiees, ‘AM ha 0 Due Gre Fon oko ‘TIN'S PULMC BSS Doses Seusc Sie DERBY HaTs! ‘Now Ready in Black and Brown BREW REGULATION NAVY capa, WILLETT & RUOFF, ebb ‘05 Pusxexivasta AvENvE. | Tue Porrtasn Care, 141 STREET AND VERMONT AVENUE, A firet-clasa Cafe for ladies and. gentlemen, open dhist” vale aa carte of table Ghote.” Private dine ne ewouss for Vunch dintes ‘vartlen. Meals by theday, week or inoutn, °" “UPPSF Jas-1n B.W. FRAZIER, Proprietor. L228 attention: LATEST PARISIAN MODES TN HAIR GOODS. nem ane ELE MJ, PRANDI WILL iN UNT: : MES. | HUNTS ko Paracas, MBS MJ. To meet increwxing demands for iany customers, RHE) WAVES! SHINGLED BANGS! ‘These styles never need be in the hairdressers hands, LECTRICITY CURES, PARALYSIS, RHEUMA- etc nearing. Goat ages eee Debility, Dyspepsia and all Nervous Dineuses, Superfiuous Halt | permationtly eradicated Moles, Birth Ma ks. Freckles | aud all disculorations of the face cued. _tifteen Fears? | practical experience. Unqueationsble references given, as tom thorough knowledge of Con Rensdencon’ If unabie to call write teak Seana Soe Tesidences. If unable I. write your Case. Special terms for this month, £020.60" HS, SPEAKER CAKIISLE CURED OF RHEU- M Saiisa = HER LETTER TO PROF. A. J. DEXTER, No, 820 Tumrexwru STaxer. ‘The following explains itself: Ruoos Hovsx, February 14, 1884, Prof. A.J. Dexter: ‘Dean Sm: I have suffered with inflammatory rheu- matismn for thirty yearn, Hearing of your skill Ideter- mined to try your treatment. Afterthe firmtapplication Iwas enabled to aleep profoundly, not having had any rest fora week. At present Iam Using my arm frocly, which was powerless for some time. I suffer no pain It vives me great pleasure to sdd my name to the many you have cured. My general health is greatly improved. Kespectfully, Mus. Joux G. Cantie, (Speaker's wife.) _¥ROF. DEXTER TREATS ALL DISEASES. feb3-Im ! NNIN “HATTER” HAS JUST RE- MSS be BPMING STYLE BLOCK. SUE Hats made to onder. Old Styles Sin street oe, HOLY CROSS CHURCH, MASSACHUSETTS arinue and 18th strect"Aah, Wednceday ser. viers: Holy Eucharist celebrated at 7:30 a.m; and Litan: TA pm ctor, ROW ( o'clock, to take Sire. 1.0. 0, THER session of the Grand Lodge, (Wednesday) EVENING, 1: G, hela 1O-MOR: Action on the vroclamation of the Gratid ag street, THIS (TUESDAY) E and eich evening this week Come and hear him. P. HALL SWEE! nd Secretar) ROB WIS, SUPERINTENDENT nee lusetta avenue, near 7th ‘VENING, at 7:30 ooh Cer: ROW, Wi 1m Mem ers and Stranwers are cordially invited. VOMAN'S Cy RISTIAN SION will hold their Parlor Mé ting TO-’ DNESDAY. at the Temple Hotel, at 1. 1p HOD-CARRIERS’ UNION, ¥ - have resolved not mn plasterers. ROBERT NOTICE!—THE 11 No. 1 of District of to carry any'material to non-uu HOOTH, President: R.A GRANTLIN, Sey, feta at Ce nat soctery: he of the society will te: held on W1 February 27, 1 northwest, Prof. WM! SAUNDI ni fe ‘OLUMBIA HORTICULTU- lar monthly meetin ESDAY EVENING 884, at German Hall, No. 606 1ith street ‘MB o'clock. , An casay: will be deLvered by ERS on “Making, Keeping aud Eure of Lawns.” Pubiic iuvit td WAL. J. COGAN, Secretary. DISTLICT OF On ‘Toumey's Hall, corner 13: cussion, The Necessity for ca A Committee, com ‘Admiral SELFE! Aduitral FAIRFAX, 1 Mra. Admi FOES AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ‘attend an open meting of ‘BHOIHERHOOD UF CARPENTERS, LOCAL NO. 1, NESDAY, the 97th inst., VE streets, Tople for dis- feb%-5t THIRD SUBDIVIS ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. ‘Room 2151 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, (Occupied by the 2d Sub-division also.) dof E2118 Tatreet northweat, 6 1 street northwest, 653 Pennayivania avenio, iral EI Mim ALERANDER snes Tater nortiwert Are aro tion of the sub-division between 1 and the south side of K to Pennsylvania avenue. ‘Visiting committees v the several ally acquaint t inted to solicit money and plothing in the seo- sf and 22a iret, “divisions will persone emseives with the wants of exch nec ‘and report every case of distress, discriminating ny between the deserving and undeserving. reat aud means, It is desirable that there will when winter sets in. ‘There is a give of our iine greater than at present, Keep up the work the year round, so if be DO need of: ion Dressing demand upon us all and at no to her ‘Send money to address of either committee and cloth- ing to r om, feb25-2t (OHNSTON'S NEW DRUG STORE—NEX ae ‘Theater. Fin A 4 Handsome souvenir thia week, specialty. Telephone connection. fational est store in [eg PHEWS Dave stone This store has been temporarily removed to 941 Pennsylvania avenue northwest (Vernon Row), where ‘scomplete assortment of Pure Druge and Fine Chemi- cals, together with a full line of domestic and imported Fancy Articles, can always be found. febgs-6t STUDD» & CU, J.N. GIBBS, of under THE RIVERSDALE DAIRY, HERETOFORE conducted under the name of GEORGE W. 1121 11th street. has been sold to and hereafter will be ran. BS & BLO, who will sell the nume of J the milk direct from their farm, and collect all due from the Ist. ‘Cuitomiers of ‘sald dairy cuutracted since February ‘thank our customers for their patron: and hope they may sce fit to continue wit an the the new GEO. W. STUDDS & CO. EO ric northreest ee TAT of pay patients, Room and board. ange. nied ‘THE HOMEOPATHIC HOSPIVAL, NO 1105 F reception with medical attend. nursing, from $7 per week upwards, according to rdom selecied.” Application for gutnissiot may be contagions discase will be admitted. Fats, moved to their new shop Wis D st. n.w. All promptly attended to. Telephone connection. made to the Matron at the hospital iS. SIGN PAINTERS AND . formerly at southwest corner 11th and orders £191 HAVING OPENED AN OFFICE IN MY EN- Jargrd building for the sale of Real Estate at Pri- vate Sale, Making Louns, Collecting Rents and t) en. eral Management of Property for Owners and Estates, request that all who have such for sile or wish to pur- chase will five meacull. Some fine investments now in hand, on 7th, 9th and F streets northwest. Daily in- quires for property ‘mall’ parts ot the city, Cail and tive me a description of your property for sale, Prompt Attention aud returus!n ull business transactions, M. C. Shoes, Eee ai Murray & Barker's Ho 24th aud 19th, atresia: or Kove & Coa Stl street nw. CLARK'S PATENT HORS the best in ‘use for Laine, Tnterf feb18-Im CHA®. C.DUN NSON, jos. $17 and 419 9th st Clark, the inventor of Clark's Patent Horse inin the city, and cau be co iW) Shoedny Of Horses for the 10 uve. D ns Stables, 410 1 10] het. tht are ir Keyes & eri, “cripple tu: bling. Flat, Contracted, Quarter ad’ suiul Cracked Seedy: Turd, or Latninatae disease ftorseas and tr ders in removing them. For ategwiativg, st tine, porting, protee ine anid snow stow it cannot Dee at Gots atid’ Sound Horses shod with them will never sit for fev, thegeaucutin 2 nvter tow that have Used tirin Tow tye lust two montis: \uevey 5 Xi Dian Bushatan, VS 5 : ia wearily recomend Clark's Pa.ent Shoce Wy uuy abd all cases Of Laniehwseariaing frovn the foot. We consider t the best protection for the cri ity to anu in seweral cases where and after being shod went to uals We ever heard of or saw. We having til dit the <aitual wag too laine for work, ith Clack’x Patent. Shoes, o work, and are Low as well as ever. tha fain & Co. 1327 Hist. nw.: Keys & Con Batchelder, depot quartermaster; gaurd TNO} 5. per wal, 20e. per qt ; select, S0cper qtr durfig the scasue of Lane” Seledt Gael, Rae ie « ma rr ‘BOGERT'S VEGI BLE U SYRUP" gs a a ever discove Re. BARBOUR& HAMIL’ Merchants, Wholesal tr GAS FIXTURES, LATROBES, Fre from drugxista, Price 25 and se, for Whisopin Cowl. Croubrand Cold all drugs and uarcotics. try AL fae Al ls SPECIAL NoTIC! TRADE DOLLARS AT PAR, TON, Flour, Feed snd Commission leGrocers and Importers, fev18-din, SAMUEL 8. SHEDD. GAS FIXTURES, SLATE MANTELS, RANGES, PLUMBING AN FURNACES, D HEATING. Jobbing promptly done, fevi2 409 Sth street northwest. THE LIVE STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY Ce TOF THE vistiter Or COLcuBrS U Tneures Horses ax Call or address, ‘Main Diseases oF avcidenta ptly paid. RANEY. Inspector, 43 Ketreetn w, fevi-lmé All Losace prow M office, 921 F street porthwest Lom Buinpixe Dr LL SIZES AND Pine from CULL to UPPERS, Georgia and Virginia Pine, from 12x12 to 4-4 boaru: ‘Parti nut, Cl Pine, ition, Celting, Wainscoting and Flooring, in Wal. 4 i erry. Ash Poplar, Georgia, Vin aw ‘Also, a fll anil ccsiplete erad ide Wueludiine MA MED ¢ Dake He MAPLE, POPLAR, ASH, OAK; tations freely furnished on ap: clivered to all parts of the city, at ‘than current market prices. WM. MCLEAN & R08, id T atreeta northwest, 3026 ce, MUNCASTER & HOWARD, CHEMISTS AND AB Drupriste, corner 7th ful! Tine of Pure Drugs aud fing Chemicals. Thel ty is Physicians Prescriptions. iat ER THE, ATTENTION OF vistToRS Residen at ‘AND is particularly called to PHOSVIT, fa Brain and ‘Nerve Youie. and bate: ‘For aale acrated by the lass oF bottles by sen W. C, MILBURN, foleTnventor and Manufacturer, 1420 Pennsylvania aveniie, (pr BRASS ANDINONS, ZIRE SETS, FENDERS &e., ke. F. $31 15TH STREET, Conconan Full ae F. BROOKS. GAS FIXTURES, Tine of these Goods, also Artistic'and Fancy Col "y if lobes, Fan ‘and Porcelain Lamps, Port- bea, Fancy Brass pe, EF. BROOKS. W Patent great, DRUGS.—C. 8. PRICE. DRUGGIST, 426 77= treet southweat, the leading Pharmacy in South. We wit Furs and. Before lt t 36+ 37: 3a re a “ oe feb16 H. we will well ‘inch SEAL SACQUES, at 8115, $125 and $135, Anch SEAL SACQUES, at $145. Anch BEAL SACQUES, at 8155. dnch SEAL 8ACQUES, at $170. inch SEAL SACQUES (Large Size), $190, inch SEAL SACQU. 8, at 8200, uch SEAL SACQUES, at $240, prices are gost, an WILLEIT & RUOFF'S, 905 Pennsylvanis avenue D. BARR, IMPORTER AND TAILOR. FALL AND WINTER GOODS RECEIVED. with short lecture, af 11 a ni; Evenson, 4} 'HARROLD, Re & ic* —THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL th instant, 7:39 be compelled, in a few days, to remove all our ‘Ladies Wraps “from our remeute of the adjoining property, prime id those destring to ‘sid MINK 'LINED CHICOLARS at 995 | i Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-paY.—Internal reve- nue, $225,581.85; customs, $976,140.02 ConscreNce.—The Secretary of the ‘Treasury to- day received a conscience contributidn of $50 in an envelope postmarked Philadelphia. AwonG THE CALLERS atthe White House to-day were Senators Platt, Anthony, Cullom and Coke, ex-Sehator Gordon, Representatives Kasson, Brewer, New York; Bingham, Caldwell, Burlei 4 Holton, Oebuitres; Parker and Skioner, Whi ROM? Gates, 8 Cooper dnd @ Macy, of New York. THE Camm oF Peter P. Little, administrator, ‘Was argued in the Court of Claims to-day. This is aclatm against the District arising under a con- tract with the board of public works, This com- pleted the docket for ‘February, and the court ad- jurned until Hext Monday. Comaisstos have been issued to Elizabeth Sin- clair, postmaster at Dover, Loudoun county, Va., and Jacob Masemer, Browntown, Va. Mat. Mrssenorrs.—Dandridge H. Sheffield has Deen designated as mail messenger at Carsley, Surry county, Va. and Thomas Engart at Buch: anan, Botetourt county, Va, ‘THE GREELY RELIEF EXPxDiTiON.—Capt. Schley Jast evening submitted to Secretary Chandler the names of the officers selected by him to accompany him on the Greely rellef expedition. It is thought that the selections will be Spproved to-day and the orders for the officers-will be issued immediately afterwards, = MELVILLE 10 G0 INTO THE POLAR SEA AGAIN.—It has been arranged that Chiet Engineer George Mel- ville will accompany the Greely relief expedition as chlet engineer of the Thetis Dip Ex-Muvisren Parrripoe Cour Suicront— Relatives and friends in Baltimore of Minister Par- tridge, whose death by suicide was announced in Yesterday's Stan, are firm in the bellef that his death was caused by heart troubles and not by suicide, and they think that in transmission by tel- aph’ “seaside” was mistaken for “sulclde,” as Allcunte, where his death occurred, 1s a seaside re- Sort in Spain. Upon inquiry at the State depart- Ment {t fs learned that no information has been Te ceived, excent what was stated yesterday, that his death occurrell by sulcide at Alicante, ‘Tue REPORT OF THE CIVIL SERVICB COMMISSION. ‘The President still has in bis possession the report of the civil service commission. It 1s understood that the delay in transmitting {t to Congress is due to the fact that the President intends to send with it a special message, which he has not yet found time to prepare. A ProroseD Lire Savino SraTio&.—N. E. Gould, the keeper of the life saving station near Chatham, Mass, nas written tothe Treasury de- partment setting forth the necessity of establishing another station at Chatham, as the coast in that vicinity Is considered the most. dangerous in New England. Superintendent Kimball will take steps Wo secure the necessary appropriation, SPECIAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. — The civil service commissioners have, as stated In THE Star, ordered special examinations for appoint- ments in the Patent Ontice, to be held at the civil service commission rooms March Sth. ‘Thess auntnations will be for appointments as examiners, assistants In the scientifle brary, me- chantcal draughtsman and copyists of drawings, ‘The examinations wiil embrace questions in algebra and geometry, physics, chemistry and the princl- ples of science ‘appited (6 arts, and will be different, for the different positions, each examination in- eluding only such branches'as are considered neces- Sary 10 test the Mtness of the applicant for the e applied for, Over thirty applications have been received, and other applications wlii still be Tecelvod. | Preparations are in progress for a speelal examination for clerkships in the State depart- ment. ‘This examination Will inelude one or more of the, modern languages, the general geography and history, aud the principles of constitutional and International law. Persons whose names are already on the general register of eligible, whose applicapion papers claim the special knowledge re- guited, Inay be examined in these special exaintna- flons without losing tueir standing on the geueral t Pensonat.—Sir Randall and Lady Roberts, of ‘London, England, have apartments at the Dunbar- ton.—Eugene Field, of the Chicago Netra, 1s in the city.—It is Mr. McElroy, the President's brother- in-law, who 1s visiting at the White House—not “urs ’Elroy, the President's mother-tn-law,” ag erroneously printed in. yesterday's Stax.—United States Senator Fulr, of Nevada, 1s educating his youngest son at Quincy, Mass.. where he Is prephr- ing for the selentltic department of Harvard College to follow the profession of his father, who ls a mining and etvil engineer.— Hon. E, Burksdale, of Mississippt, 1s at the Metropolitan.—H. J, Allman, of England, and Geo. L. Meddick, of Socorro, are at the National.— Chas. E. Smith, of the Philadel- phia Press, 18 at the Arlington.— W. M. Callender, of London, England, is av Wormley’s—J. F. Gor- don and wire, ¢f London, ‘England, and V. L. Polk, of Tennessee, are at the Riggs. —Geo. W. Melville, U.S.N., of Jeannette fame, ts at the Ebbitt.— Asa Page, Of San Francisco, Cal.,1sat Willards—Hon. S. E."Ancona, ex-member of Congress, Postmaster K. Witner, Hon. Isaac McHose, J. K. Righter Me, T. P. "Merritt, J. H. Chatham and wife, Miss sloore, E. F. Keever, and Henry Epperheimer, all of Keading, Pa., were at the Capitol to-day. Department of Justice Agents. MR. TUKNER AGAIN BEFORE S SPRINGER'S COM- MITTEK—HE CLAIMS THAT THR AGENTS SENT TO ALABAMA WERE INFLUENCED BY IMPROPER MOTIVES. ‘The examination of Mr. George Turner was con- tUnued before Mr. Springer’s committee this morn- ing. Before entering upon the examination Mr. Springer announced to te commitiee that he had TWO LETTENS FROM MR. WAYNE M'VEIGH, saying that owing to a death tn hts family he would not be able to appear before the committeeon Mon- day. He sald that, with the committee's consent, he would request Mr. MacVetzh to appear on Wed- nesday, and Mr. James, who would appear on Tuesday, would be examined first. MH. TURNER CORRECTS WIS TESTIMONY AND MAKES A REQUEST, Mr. Turner, on taking the stand, sald that he wanted to make a correction In his testimony of yesterday, In which he sald that Deputies Franklin and Barbour had acknowledged their guilt. He did hot Want to be understood to have sald that these men hud made confessions He then explained how he conceived them to have acknowiedged their guilt. He then sald that he wanted to subinit tes- Umony such as the special agents had been allowed to submit. He wanted to show by documents In his possession that these agents of the Departuent, 61 Justice had been influenced tn their investiga- Uons by Improper motives and had used Irregul | means of s-curing indictments. He sald further that he wished to sow by papers In his that, these agents had squandered the public money in trying to secure indictments to gatisty ‘Uhelr own personal ends. Mr. Springer ruied that no evidence could be re- ceived from him uniess tt was based upon his own persona! knowledge, ‘The witness then claimed that he should be al- lowed to submit the same class of evidence a8 had been received trom the witnesses against him. He complained that the agents of the Deparunent of Justice had conducted their investigations at the government expense, and were allowed to present ex parce evidence, while he, who was pot rien, and could not afford to bring witnesses to Washington, ‘Was not allowed to present, documentary evidence! He was informed by the committee that he would be permitted to present all proper testimony, and all proper witnesses whose testimony Was neces- sary would be secured by the committee. He said that the position he took was that the general agent of the Department of Justice and his agents had been guide by improper motives in conducting their Investigations in the marshal’s office in Afabama. He submitted some “humorous Statistics” and some further unimportant testi- mony. TO CONTROVERT THE STATEMENT MADE BY MR. BOWEN tn his testimony, to the effect that Mr. Strobach had been appointed to the position of deputy mar- shal of Alabama in order that he might make all the money he could and work up a congressional campalgn, he said that Mr. Strobach applied to hin for the appointment, and offered to furnish. money for the expenses ot the office. ‘The office was then in need of money, and it was necessary to have deputies who couldtor the time being pay thelr own expenses, ‘The witness made further endeavors to under ridicule the agents of the Department of Jus- tice, but. presented but little evidence which the committee would allow. ‘Tue New Jersey REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.—The republican state comuittee of New Jersey met at ‘Trenton last-nlght, thirteen menbers being present and ex-Senator Hobart presiding, A call was issued for the holding of a state convention April 23d. It ‘was recommended that district delegates be elected to the Chicago convention at the state convention eee ees tes Will be one for every two hundred rep" foves at the last p ‘ial convention. hese usual ‘var Vmoitia, Lrorstarone.—The caucus of the Vi ssesston with few ex- Gentlemen who have had trouble in getting Attedau’ | usted are uuvited to call at the Fashion Housa, vel 2077s Ave, Washington. D. 2 the state, -ptiobs, days after the bill becomes a law. Sehnow goes to tne guversor ‘The New J senate yesterday ‘voto of 18 to & resolutions requesting the states re. piesentatives in congress to oppose Ar. Morrison's AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. THE WISE-MAYO UNPLEASANTNESS, FITZ JOHN PORTER BILL IN SENATE. WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING The Senate. THE FITZ JOHN PORTER BILL. ‘Mr. Sewell, from the committee on military affairs, reported favorably the House bill relieving Fitz John Porter, and, on bis motion, it was made ‘the special order for to-morrow two weeks. LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘Mr. Wilson, from the committee on post offices and post roads, reported favorably the bill to pro- ‘hibit the mailing of newspapers containing lottery advertisements. The bill was placed on the calen- r. ‘Mr. Jackson, on behalf of the minority of the com- mittee, submitted a minority report. ‘A PETITION OF FLOOD SUFFERERS. Mr. Voorhees presented a petition from the peo ple of Falls City, Indiana, praying gor an appro- Priation toenable them to repair the damages of ‘the late flood, rebuild their factories, houses, clean out the streets, etc. Congress having made ‘appro- priations to relieve the people of the overflowed section and save them from starvation, the idea Ow seems to have taken hold of some of thein that the United States government should make good thetr losses. 4 PETITION FOR RATIFICATION OF THE MEXICAN TREATY, Mr. Morgan presented a petition praying for the ratification of the Mexican treaty. ‘The chair informed Mr. Morgan that such petl- tions were usually presented in executive session. ‘Mr. Morgan said he knew there was a rule re- quiring that treaties be considered tn executive ses- ar fey he did pig know that there Be! etn ue at sort ay ing to tions; anc sucha Tule had been Sioussea Re Pwoult have opposed it. He thought such a rule would be a violation of the constituUlonal rights of the people, whose right of petition ‘would be affected by thelr having no now ledge of the aipoetin: by the Senate of the Petitions presented by tem. He would .present pelition again in executive session. Mr, Maxey, the committee on military af- fairs, reported favorably, with some amendments, ‘the Dill “to consolidate the bureau of military jus: Uce and the corps of judge advocates of the army.” It Was placed on the calendar, THE ISTHMUS SHIP CANAL. : ‘Mr. Allison offered a resolution, which was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the Navy to furnish ‘the Senate with all information on Mie in that de- partinent respecting the progress of the werk of ‘construction of a ship canal at the Isthiaus Of Pale ama. THANKS TO GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE GIFT OF THE ALERT. Mr. Hall introduced a Joint resolution, which Was passed without debate: “That the act of Her Britannic Majesty’s government in presenting to the United States government the Arctic steamship ‘Alert,’ which will be used In the contemplated expedition to relieve Lieut. Greely and his party, 1s recognized as opportune and generous, and 13 deeply appreciated vy the Congress and people of the United States ‘That the President be, and 18 hereby requested to communteate a copy'ot this resolution to Her Britannic Majesty's government.” CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL STEEL VESSELS. Av2ovclock the chair laid before the Senate the unfinished business of yesterday, being the bill to authorize the construction of additional stecl ves- sels for the navy. ‘Mr, Hale addressed the Senate upon tt, out the necessity for the s inting Ips, the United States Possessing hardly a single ship of the class, now Te cognized by the nations of the world as necessary for naval purposes. House of Representatives. ‘THE DUPONT STATUE. ‘On motion of Mr. Stockslager (Ind), the Senate Dill providing for the completion of the statue of Rear Adiniral Samuel Francis Dupont was passed. (The statue is to be placed in Duponteircle, Wash- ington.) Mr. Browne (Ind.) offered a resolution calling upon the President to furnish the House with In- formation concerning the progress of the settle- ment Of the claim between Venezuela and te United States, ‘ME. MAYO’S QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. Mayo (Va.), rising toa quesgion of privilege, ‘said that the gentleman from Virginla (Mr. G. D. Wise), on the floor of the House had stated that the governor of Virginia had refused to sign the for- mer’s certificate when the latter knew that the governor does not sign any certificates. ‘The chair repied Uhat the question was not one of privilege. Mr. ..ayosaid: “The gentleman has stated that I'm a fraud; that’s personal to myself.” ‘Whe District in Congress. CHAPLAINS TO CHARITABLE AND REFORMATORY 1N- STITUTIONS. Mr. Hawley introduced tn the Senate to-day a bill establishing a chaplaincy to the institutions of charity and reformation in the District, viz.: the Jail, Washington asyluin, reform school, Geor town alinshouse, and industrial home school. The chaplain is to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and shall receive’ com- pensation of $2,000 per year. He shall have charge of the religious exercises of each and all of the within-named institutions, and shall hold services in each of them from time to time as he may ar- range; shall Invite voluntary effort from the clergy. and laity of the District. or elsewhere; shall attend ‘the funeral services from these institutions unless the same shall be otherwise provided for by friends; shall inquire Into the history of the inmates, and shall extend such counsel and aid to persons dis- charged from these Institutions as may be vonsist- ent with bis other duties. He shali also keep a record and report annually for the use of Congress upon the religious and moral condition of the In- mates. The officers and those having charge of ‘these institutions are required to render all the aid they can to the chaplain. Inmates, however, shall be entitled to receive other religious advice when they desire. Referred to the District committee. LABOR 10 BE PAID FOR IN MONEY. A Dill was introduced in the House by Mr. Rose- crans yesterday making it unlawful in the District to pay for labor in truck or provisions or anything ‘but lawful money, and providing that even wen there 18 a special contract made tt shall be out jawed and the full pay in money for services may be recovered without regard to any other compen- sation received. PROWIDITING EMPLOYMENT OP CONVICTS ON PUBLIC WORRS, > Mr. Rosecrans introduced a bill in the House yes- terday prohibiting the employment of convicts or prisoners upon public or private work in the Dis- trict. The object of the bill ts to prevent the em- ployment of the “chain-gang” upon the streets in competition with honest labor. THE LICENSE BILL. The House District committee was occupted to- day in considering the District Iicense bill. Com- missioner West was present during the discussion and explained the vartous provisions of the bill. Capitol Topics. ‘THE WPHERSON BILL IN THE HOUSE, Ata meeting of the committee on banking and currency this morning, Mr. Buckner moved to sub- stitute his bill providing for the tssuance of Trea- SUFy notes to take the place of bank notes forall bills concerning bank cireulation, £c., that have been considered by the committee. The substivute Was rejected by a vote of 8 to 9, Messra Buckner, Yaple and Miller voting in the aMrmative, and Messra. Ermentrout, Potter, Hunt, Candler, Wil- Kins, Dingiey, Adams, Henderson’ and Hodper in the Mir. Brumm was absent. ‘The com- Inltveerby avto ots tod, authored Mr, Wilkins to report to the House the McPherson bill as it passed the Senate, Messrs. Buckner, Potter, Miller and Yaple voting in the negative. i PENSION MATTERS, ‘The House committee on invalid pensions met to-day and heard an informal expression of opinion from Commissioner Dudley as to the effect of a re- peal of the statute of limitations concerning ar- Tears in and other matters in a general way relat to pensions. Mr. Price apy be- fore the committee, also, in advocacy of his bill to pension all soldiers. The committee decided to re- favorably the bill to increase the widows and Sescendants pensions trom #8 to $12 por months see also to leave It to the discretion of e Secretary of the Interior to increase the rates for the loss of one OPPOSITION. TO BANKRUPTCY LEGISLATION. ‘There is opposition in the western states to the Passage of any bankrupt act. Itis begiuning to Manifest itself through petitions now coming into the Senate. Senator Allison presented a petition of tae fe to-day Lee Moines, Iowa. The hos- iy to bankru) Jegislation exists mainly: the farmers and agricultural classes. a PROTESTING AGAINST THE MORRISON BILL. Mr. Dingley, of Maine, today presented to the ‘ways and means committee the remonstrance of Ume manutacturers of Knox county, Me., against the yn of the Morrison Dill putting Itme on the free list. ‘The remonstrance was with a protest of the Maine in COUNEEY in 1880 Was $4,688,982, furing this Sia7s0y was "paid out as wages 10 MEMBERS OF THE” DEMOCEATIO CONGRESSIONAL ‘COMMITTEE. ‘The democratic members of Congress from Penn- sylvania have selected Mr. Mutchler as the repre-' sentative of their delegation upon the congres- sional committee soon to be appointed. Mr. Ran- dali has been the choice of his party for this post- Hon for years past and itis regarded as soinewhat Singular that he Should now be displaced. Tt ts, hinted by some that the talk of Randail for the presidential nomination has excited the Jealousy ‘of some Of the aspiring Pennsylvania democrats. Representative Stevens, of New York, has been. se lected as the member from that state of the demo- cratic congressional committee. ‘THE SENATE PASSES THE M’PHERSON CURRENCY BILL. ‘The Senate yesterday afternoon passed the na- tional bank circulation (McPherson) Dill. As passed it provides that upon any deposit already or here- after made of any United States bonds bearing in- terest in the manner required by zw any national banking association making the same shall be en- Utled Co receive from the controller of the currency circulating notes not exceeding on the Whole amount the par value of the bonds deposited. Pro- Vided, that at no tine shall the total amouat of notes issued to any banking’ association exceed the amount of Its paid up capital stock. Another sec- Hon entities the associations organized to issue notes payable in gold; to issue a circulation equal to the par value of bonds deposited. The blll passed Dy a vote of 43 to 12 ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERM OF SIX TEARS PROPOSED. « Mr. Springer, of Ilinois, yesterday introduced in the House a proposea constitutional amendment, making the presidential term six years, and render- ing the President ineligible to re-election for the Next succeeding term. It provides for a direct vote for President th each state, and abolishes the elec- toral college. Each state ‘shall have a number of tives, ‘nators in Congress, to be given to each can dlidate in proportion to the'total vote cast, for each. ‘The term of Representatives in Congress 1s fixed at three years, Cungress to meet each year on the first Wednesday in January, the first session to convene in the January succeeding the November election. PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Kenna offered a sub- stitute for the bill creating @ department of agri- culture. It provides that there shall be an ex- ecutive department to be called the department of industries, the chief of which shall be known as the secretary of industries, In that department there Shall bé a division of agriculture, having for its head a commissioner, who’ shall be ‘a practical ag- Tieulturist; his satary to be $5,000 per annum. There ‘shall also be a division of commerce, having for its head an officer to be known as commissioner of commerce; his salary to be $5,000 per annum. The division of agriculture 1s, by’ the bill, suddivided into three bureaus, one on agricultural products, one on animal industry and one on lands. CONFIRMATIONS BY THE SENATE. The Senate in executive session yesterday con- firmed the following nominations: Frederick C. C. Lord, to be collector of internal revenue for the district of Nevada; William R. Wheaton, to be reg- Aster of the land office in San’ Francisco; Emanuel G. Swanstrom, to be receiver of. public moueys at Duiuth, Minn postinasters—George F. Evins, at insburg, W.Va; Mrs, Euphan C. Rainbridge, at Fortress Monroe, Va.; A. C. Van Glider, at Point Pleasant, W.Va.; Orlando Evans, at Reuo, Nev. MINOR NOTES. The House committee on Pacific rafiroads heard an argument by Tweed, the attorney for the Cen- tral Pacific railroad company, in opposition to the Proposed amendment to the Thurman sinking fund act, by which Ube fund would be Increased. ‘The Argument will be completed to-morrow. ne House committee on ways and means had a further hearing to-day in favor of the restoration of the duty on cotton. ‘The Senate bill for the erection of a statue of Rear Aduiral S. F. Dupont at Dupont circle, tn this elly, Was concurred In by the House Unis morning. Ai S.S, Cox made a humorous reply yesterday to Mr. J. S, Wises attack upon him in his speech of the day before. Senator Anthony called the Senate to order to- day and occupled the presiding officer's chair, Mr. Edmunds being absent. ———— ‘The Star Houte A SUBPGENA FROM THE SPRIN SOHN A, WALSH. It was understood at the Capitol to-day that a subpoena had been sent to New York for John A. Walsh, summoning him to appear before the Springer committee,and tell all he knows about the so-called star route conspiracy In all 1's phases. A Special oficer has been sent for Walsh, and every elfort will be made to get hin here. SENATOR VEST'S NAME NOT ON THE PETITIOS. Scnator Vest said to-day that since yesterday he had examined the report of the Blackburn investl- gation into star route matters, and had discovered that his (Vest’s) name did not appear upon any of the petitions or tions for the routes mentioned in the recent publication of the New York Sun. Mr. Vest sald he found other Senators’ names appended to those docutnents, and,no doubt, his would have been, too, had he been asked tosign them. ‘The entire absence of his signature from any of the documents satifies Senator Vest that it Was malice on the part of some oue that prompted the publication of hls name, WHAT THEY SAY AT THE P. 0. DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE X. ¥. SCN PUBLICATION, ‘The Post OMice department officials state that the papers recently transmitted to the House in regard to the star route contracts do not contain the facts.as given tn the New York Sun article. ‘They believe that these papers were transmitted to the government, printing office without having been tampered with, and when the priuted coples ed Iv will Be seen that the material for pers. The Papers Were the reports of inspectors who were Sent out to inspect certain star routes. ‘They re- ported as to the condition of the service, the char- Acter of the route, and Une equivment employed by the contractors. ‘This information Was compared vith the statement of contractors as to the equlp- nerded by them, and 1n some cases SLOWS discrepaticies. The objection on the part of the department to making these papers public was that in this way the contractors could obtain. the names of those would be called as. witnesses against them 1a the event of the government bringing any of the cases to (rll Such witnesses would probably be induced to ieave the country ‘The Inference 1s made that the facts mentioned in the Sun arycle, while not contained in this batch of papers, 18. Embodied in others which were In- led In the list called for by the House. ‘The wiedge of the contents of such papers could ouly be obtained by persons employed by the gov- ernment, especially in ihe star route cases, and itis Delieved that an investigation will demonstrate what fact, +0 Icebergs and Murricanes. AN IMMENSE PACK SIGHTED BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BOSTO! steamers Palestine and Venetian, trom Liverpool, which arrived at Boston on Saturday, encountered large icebergs and quantities of Moating ice be- tween latitudes 44:51 and 46.30 and longitude 48:34 and 45:40. The Venetian sighted a berg about 100 feet high; and a few hours later sighted an immense Pack reaching as far as the eye could reach to the north and west. Some bergs were from a half to ‘two and a half miles iong, and from one to three hundred feet high. ‘They Salled for about 200 miles before getting entirely clear of thé toe. The appeared to be solid, with the exception ack ‘one plece about ten miles in length. “The steamer De Kuyter, Which ‘arrived at Boston from antwet this afternoon, reports a series of gales and hi canes, but makes no mention of lee. During the hurricanes two of her life-boats Were washed away. She also lost her main boom, and her rails were badly damaged. Atone time her forward hatch was Stove in, letting about six foot of water into the fore-hold’ Six of the crew were disabled, and one of tbe iiremen suffered @ broken leg. Tue B. & 0.’ New Conngcrion.—The Baltimore Sun says: The Baltimore and Ohio ratiroad com- Pany hus purchased the Pitisburg and Western Taliroad, an Important line exter from Pits. burg to the lakes It increases the of Baltimore a8 port abd grain center Dy opening up ‘this new tributary to It, and. also places the B. 0. on un equal footing’ with the other two great trunk lines of the country. A Cortovs Batrivone Buroiary.—Mr, Brown, a resident of Baltimore, was awakened early last Saturday morning by the cries of his chiet walter, John Distance, colored, who said that the Safe, constructed into the walls of the house, had ‘been broken open and robbed of jewelry, sllver- i ware and we ay Valued i all at $1,000, Mr. Brown went down ‘at once and found the goods missing. In thé ‘were indications of Tobbers having been in the . Strewn around the floor were mahogany: iu Which sliver had upset furniture, and a valuable mantel nificance of a political document, and, iho create ba feaing euween the ise act of *, to avert from himself SOCIETY NOTES. ‘The President will hold to-night, from eight to ten o'clock, the last of the four evening receptions given by him during the present season. On thts occasion the menibers of the Cabinet, the Judges of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic ‘corps and the ators and Representatives lave been asked ( tthe oflcers of the arwy and navy. The Pr | ident will be assisted in receiving Uy Mrs. MeFiroy andthe ladies of the Thess weekly as sSemblages at the Wii prowet v Joyabl 0 Promise that the last evening entertainn Prove a fitting close to so unprocedentediy gay a season. Miss Gresham gave a “breakfast” this morning toa lmited number of her friends. Mrs Fred Maguire entertained a large party at Tuncheon to-day at hali-past one. ‘The tea, from 3 to 6 o'clock, given yesterday noon by Mrs. Angus Came Gullek Brown, who ts also he: by all those Who are prominent in” tue social and polluical_w Mrs Cameron's dress Was a feck White ottoman slik combined with chantilly lace, Mrs. Brown wearing Mise tulle over silk and velvet Of the same color. The entire jower floor, whieh Was thrown open for the guests, Was crowds during the entire afternoon, until long past Us hour Hamed upon the cards for closiugy ‘The reception of last evening, civen by Se and Mrs Pendieton, was the last of a very pleasant Series, and largely attended. Mrs. Ord and her two daughters arrive tn Wash- Ington on Friday, the 29h instant, to meet the r- mains of the late Gen. Ont. Mrs. Trevino, whose sad death 8 of stich recent gecurtence, Will be buried with her father. There was a leap-year dance last night at the Seminary building, West Washington, tie recely party consisting of Major Bates, Mi Mr. Mayhew Plater and Mr. Samu ‘Those present were Mr: Mrs Shepard, Mrs. M: Mrs. Rittenholise, the Mises Su S vens, Brooke, Lockwood, “fritn Burton, Duvall, Bates, Herroid,’ Barber, Jones, Mew, Dou gal, Miller, Barbarin, Moffatt, Dodson and Sawyer. ‘The Tuesday receptions of Mrs. Representative Dorshelmer will be discontinued during te lenten Season. She will not receive to-morrow. Mrs. Frelinghuysen wiil not receive to-morrow. — oe The Proposed Post Office. THE COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE SITES—WHAT Post MASTER CONGER WANTS—A PLAN PREPARED A PEW YEARS AGO. It is thought that the actfon of the joint com- mittee on public buildings and grounds yesterday in appotnting a sub-committee to examine thi available sites for a new city post office, indicates that the committee will report a bill to the House atan early date. At least one member of the com- mittee 1s known to favor the trlangular reserva ton on Pennsylvania @ aU 13th Street. This site ts objectionable to Postmaster Conger, not on account of Its location, tut be would not furnish ground rum the branches of the oftice, which nt the greatest inconve bot to the public and to the offictals, ‘ated upon an upper floor, Postinaster Conger thinks that an aj Should be made of at least. $300,000 rs Thomas ityde 1 Kittenhions: aus, he ‘Sars, 1 ust for “one ‘of post ofice and the ic to be ‘Treasury, prepared erected oh the Vacant space In front of the Bank of Washington, at the intersection of 7th and © Streets and Pennsyivani: and Loulsiana avenues, The plans prepared coutemplated a brick Pulling, of which the front was tn rear, covering a large area, glass roof. “It was tnteided that U eS Should be used exclusively by the elty post oMice, and It was thomght that the arrgngement of having Most of the office on the ground thor would greatly fuerease the faclilty with Which business could be dispatched, besides belng convenient to th ‘This plan and site were reterred to he Postinaster General, but Was but Merchants on Louislina dvenue ot open space belng used inthe way suggested. Of the reasons that lel the co this plan was that the bulldane short time, as it have a post Office as ‘The Pyncheon Divorce Sult Ended, A DIVORCE CASE WITHIN A DIVORCE CaSR—THE COURT DISMISSES THE EX-WIFE'S BILL. To-d: in the Equity Court, the divorce case of Laura E. Pyncheon agt. Wm. McK. Pyncheon was: concluded, Judge Macarthur making an order dis- missing the bill The bili fled by the wife set forth a marriage with the defendant December 18th, 1877, she being then the widow of Zac! A. Offutt, and charged that he alundoned her in 1880; that subsequently an agreement of separatign upon ise to provide for and that hie gave her $500 then, but afterwards refused to Support her unless she would procure a divorce. She alieged that at his suggestion she went to Fredericksburg, In October, ISI, and obtatned a divorce on Uhe ground of adultery, the defendant paying tue cost and furnisling Uke information used “in a mole testimor She claimed that this divorce was vold, and as. his lawful wife entered a sult chargiug hitn with living in adultery with Flora King at lobe Lo . the defendant having martied Flora King after the decree of divorce was obtalded from the Vinginta court. ‘The defendant, in bis answer. dented lias In mired her to wet a d Lake or Being: sue ted to her to goto Fredericksburg, tual he tur ished her with testimony to be used against him, He alleged that Uaelr separation had been caused by his discovering that she had been for previous to her marriage guilty with a clerk in the Treasury department. He charges her also With various acts of adultery with a Congressman, a cleri it Une Daren of engraviug his proiu- and printing, abd a pension oftice clerk. Drowsep.—Harhor M: S o'clock, last Savurday Sutton reports that at it Briestock, ‘overboard from 5 pt. Berry F. Fields, white Off Pope’s Creek, and ‘was lost. He ds supposed to have lived at Peiersburg, Va. Prorosey REFORMS AT THE City Post OFFICR.— Postmaster Cong Sunday the plan window open all da mail on Sunday, at The plan of keeping th open at all hours Sundays, sev popular approval. Lists ‘of th made during the hours, on window has teen closed Sun nutuber incre: if he can get the lates an arrangeme ja the afternoon persons ean p orders and postil notes, or cet at the stamp Window. 'At preseut the mouey order and registered letter offices up stalts are closed to the public at four Jays, Shows € THe Horse Bazaar Case.—Today, in the Criminal Court, the tase of Ellas Lee, (appealed from the Police Court, a charge of assaulting M, P. Key, agent of the Soclety forthe Prevention of cruelt¥ to Animals, was tried. The testimony was to the effect that Key had gone into the bazaar and was ejected by Lee. The defense w had on two previous oceastons made arrests there Which were not prosecuted with success, and that he had damaged the busiuess there. "The paint was made Unat Key had no business there. The court ruled that the bazaar was lice Ue place, and Key had the same right there as any other He hei that It was right and proper for an agent of the society to be at the bazaar, and Af here Was no violation of the law tt would not be Injured. ‘The jury found a verdict of guilty, and a sentence of $20 tne Was Linposed. ‘The majority of the first branch of the Baitimore abolishing the office of fire marshal and substitut- ‘ing instead a cominission of three to manage the fire department. The minority, eight republican and fusion members, went out on the 12th inst. and ee ess ‘Session Of the fire marshal’s office and hs tes Umony to be used against the inembers of the old fire board, who are under indictment for malteas- ance, Yesterday the city counsellor and city soll- citor, whose terms of office would have expired on Sal and thelr successuns quall- fied, and its said the new ted onicery wi give an, opinion upon the ty Of the action of The first branci, evening Ue ordinance came up in the second branch, and that body postponed its consideration until the 10th of March. “The trials of the old fire commissioners is appolnted for the S1.0f March, 90 that 8 solnijon of tho ailicuy ts now * ‘Tur Corian Count InvasticaTiox.—The United States Senate committee inv the election county, Miss, Yesterday democratic side.” Judge T. of the ‘court of Mi tes a Matthews, the ex-sheriff who ' was killed on election day, was violent. ‘Tae “Cours BALL” aT ANNAPOLIS —The “colt’s ball” Wwe) took place last evening tu the PuatiisTs.—A_ ght between alee core well known at ‘hall, New York, ;premenee ok saver Bundred spec: referee. ‘Three rounds Were fought, ‘aud NOrun ook she reluctantly signed | a long thue | f Lillctt intercourse | that, Key | city council last Wednesday passed an ordinance | ! |SITUATION ORITICAL AT SUAKIM LONDON’S DYNAMITE SENSATION. ete |EIGH WATERS IN LOUISIANA ! _> i | MANITOBA’S INDIAN REBELLION ENDED Ts. iT Yellow Calf Surrenders. BE AND FOUR OF MIR RRATES TO RE TRIED BY THE | MANITORA COURTS WIsstrrs, Man. Pet. A dispatch from Brady ew, Northwest teritory. ated says: Conthary to expertatte beliious Int this afternoon, They started for the ‘courts. Every ‘trouble ts pr up ot its braves, etre by The Sondn THE Sirt ar Sraxin, Fen. T The Turks who were that refused to The tr PRENCH AT TaMATAYR, Advices frou Madagascar state mg the Frenchmen at Tatum A PRENCRMAN HORRIF Feb, MC awed wi AT THE LoNPON stows, ; ~himeett iilngs of ed, ewe Oo be seen tn Parts, tuto English politics, Sich of the times, SPRVIA DELAYED, The Conard 1 Febraars ith Loxpes, + from Liverp passed ont T Servia, wy New York, Wale West of Fustnet. fe Steamer Ti eat this | port ork, PPOFS That she passed the Servia ou the 2a instant. ‘The Serva was then, Procending fast under ste clas pres the Serv at Chi heating 1 caused the They elleve she Will arriveat New York by Ture ay) a. RUSSIAN CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GFRMAN Me PEK, Brxus, Feb. %—The Grand 1 Russia, uncle of the Cyar, huts ar wad of a deputation wiileh hes late the Etuperor upon thie s Of his entrance inte the The Gern rown Princes, the Grand Duke at the station a: dial greeting. gave hit @ cor- A PATAL ANAKOHIST ‘ror. Panzs, Feb. 2) —Arcentier, asiuall townitn the PATLULENT of the Hautes: Alpes, was the sent last RICHI Of aN outbreak of violence. Ten masked ane arvhists Tansacked the Village Inns a sud, in which One person Was killed, seven ‘were Woulded. Two arrests have been made. Prices of Anthracite Con’ Parnavevritta, Fi ; Reading Coa eulai figures for white follows: 14 | esk, #255; chiestout, $3 pea, No. 1, 1.40; Dick Last Night's Explosion in London. RATLWAY STATION SHATTERED. ban and stinil stove, $818: beat, 90 cents, 1s occurred In 8 cloak station 1s London, ‘surround- ampanted the Tushing of 1 DYNAMITE, GUNPOWDER, OR GAS? ‘The explosion shattered the windows of the Mete Topalitan Underground Raliway depot, Sixty yarge Gistant. and Ue fronts of houses forthe same dise Tance Ii other ditections were badly dutnaged. ‘The Tefresiuient room Was Wrecked, ind @ clock 8 feet high was blown fn the Wall and ards awa Sireets tn the nelghbor= Poompletely strewn with Broken glass. A as force Of pollen and a fire brigade quickly ed the spot and quenched the fire, Uhus saving pot. ‘The deivrts ts left untouched Ul the ate OF COL Majendic, chiet Inspector of explosives, Who will take a thofough examination of the exe Plosion, Detectives are actively Inquiring Into the Inatter. All thre He potbeses—gas, gunpowder, and dynan re advanced and multe being the favorite tis THE DYNAMITE THEORY SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. Later.—Large crowds ar viewing Une scene of the explosion Which occurred Uus morning 1h ta® om of the Victoria ratiway station. Col, endie has critically examined the ruins. Tn bis opluion the explosion was due not to gas, but to Some powerful compound. The cloakeroom was Niled with lugwaxe, but the officials did not notlos: any suspicious packages. ‘The report 13 curren’ that the parcel left in the cloak-room was | intended for use against the house of parliae teut to-night, abd that tt. exploded accidentally, | An oficer, who is acquatoted with dynamite, | was pessing about the tine of theexplesion. He hastened to the spot, and on entering the booking oMce deiected the sineli of dynamite. ‘The theory That the explosion was caused by dynataite gains further confirtuation fret the fact that the great- est damage was done lateralis. ‘The tron raill guarding the stairs near the cloak-room wi Suapped assunder aud Uwisted into grotesque shape Ils believed that ten pounds of dynamite would have been suificlent to cause the damage. The Uwories that gunpowder OF cas Caused he explo ayn sion have been discarded. Only two persons were Injured, and they sligitty. ‘The officals of the Tallway' discredit the [dea 0 Xplosion WAS result of priva terial would dey Petallating. It sous Who caused station of Ut nulice, a3 the cost of the Mae & discharged servant from Unus Generally” attributed to the per. plosion th the Praed stmet retvund Tallway some mouth ago. The 1 clerk states that @ man de posited ali Valise wt Jock Jast evening aut coutloned him to be careful With it Some Ume after Ube clerk beard a noise like the alarum, —— The Floods Reach Louisiana, HIGHEST WATER AT SHREVEPORT SINCE I8B— PLANTATIONS SUEME Suesverour, Ls, Feb. 2)—The river ts higher than 1 bas ‘been’ sinc isi, and 1s still rising. Steatuers are britying iu people And stock from the submenzed plantations. ‘The whole country for 100 tuiles above and below Js reported tobe Under water. “Grvat damage ts being done. Tbe Fiver 1s Miled With fowting debris and dead cattle, > Burning of the South Kentucky Colleges Hagnonsscns, KY. he South Kene Y college inthis ¢ by the Christian | church, Wits burned Sesterday. Loss $12,000; tusuralice $5,000, —— Killed By a Cave In, ALLENTOWN, rintendent of Junie, Wars Killed DY at other persons had tutrac cers ore ta ave-it this morulbg. several jous escapes. — and Rocky Mountain Rail way. Feb. %.—The contractor for Dulldting the Souris ahd Rocky Mouptain railway, Nr. i. M. Shute of {hisity states that he ts pre tite Work mapllly aS SOO as jad. wil run. trom “Winget tn erly direction through Battietord to ® yond Edtaunten, 1h ail about 1,080 mntles, Rnished will open up one Of “the Mnest Sections of northwest Canada. The has | been reorganized, and a further grant of land bas been obLalned froin the government, making tn all 6.400 acres per hulle. In addition to this, Mberal as sistance has bech received fom the several ma. hiclpalities through which the roud and bonds Of the company, amounting to have been placed. Election of Railroad Directors. New Youn, —The following were unante mously nd directors at the meeting of the Mockholders of the New York, Lackawanna and Western rallroad cotupany to-day: Sam. Sioan, J, 1, Blair, E. I. Higgins, Geo, Bliss, P. R. Pyne, BG. Guth, “Jay Gould, Slaney Dilida,” Russeli Solon’ Humpliries, J. F. Dillon, W.S. Gurnee F. H. Gibvens. For iispectors, isaac Bell and Dai ‘Turnure, ete US Exports from the Port of New York. New ous, Feb. 2. 1ue exports, exclusive 0 Specie, from the port of New York, for the ended to-day, Were BAAS, against $6,304,210 Ube previous week. The total exports, exclusive Specie, since January Ist, were $51,006907, agalnae 55,078,113 for Une: corresponding period inst year. ‘The Fall Kiver Strikes, Fart Rrven, Mass., Feb. 26.—The striking weavers in Uwo of the Pocasset tills returned 00 Work Cg morning. ‘The third mill Will probably be ‘starting to-day. Athioctics at Dartmouth College. qngn colton es h coving law a a Meeting inst nag adopt the regulations tor the of inter-collegiate sports, use Its position, is not ex) to the angers ormeaen- Ing other coil in with Seven days during the summer term, to De taken separate, at the convenience of the ing commit tee of tree mennbers be allowed the nine for tagetber team. ‘Unat the slate property of the compe: per cent in cash, besides earning t (Us and Securing 21 the ~The dispose Of 18,900 shares Of tbe cg) its Ureasury al par to ext hohe Was discussed, and It Was reso me and mode of such distri Uon Of the board of managens,